Overcrowding rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
74.7
Albania
Lowest
4.3
Cyprus
Median
24.7
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
635
What the numbers show
Overcrowding rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 74.7 in Albania; the lowest is 4.3 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.7, and the mean is 31.88.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 414.3%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 56.7%).
Overcrowding rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 74.7 | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 2 | Montenegro | 74.1 | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 67 | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 64 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 5 | Latvia | 59.2 | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 55.8 | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 53.4 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 52.5 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 9 | Croatia | 51.5 | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 45.4 | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 10 | Lithuania | 45.4 | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 12 | Italy | 45.1 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 13 | Slovak Republic | 44.1 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 30.6 | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 29.4 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 16 | Iceland | 27.2 | 2020 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 27 | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 25.3 | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 19 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 24.7 | 2019 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 20 | Estonia | 24.3 | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 21 | Germany | 23.1 | 2025 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 23 | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 22.5 | 2025 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 24 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 22.3 | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 25 | France | 21.2 | 2025 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 21.1 | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 20.9 | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 17.2 | 2025 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 15.5 | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 12.4 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 10.8 | 2025 | up 414.3% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 10.4 | 2018 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 10.1 | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 8.6 | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 8.3 | 2025 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 36 | Ireland | 7.3 | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 4.3 | 2025 | up 59.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 59.5